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Leading system redesign
Professor David Hargreaves
This second series of pamphlets on system redesign, like the
first series, charts the way forward in system redesign at both the
conceptual and the practical levels.
Leading system redesign - 1
This first pamphlet is largely conceptual in its treatment of
system redesign. Its aim is to show that system redesign will need
to be yet more ambitious if it is to achieve its aim of educational
transformation.
It explores how the ‘Wikipedia world’ (web 2.0) presents
opportunities for transforming the goals of system redesign in
education; the means by which they may be realised; the kinds of
leadership that will be required; and the forms of governance under
which it will flourish.
Leading system redesign - 2
The changing profession
Written by Sue Williamson, Strategic Director for Leadership and
Innovation Networks at SSAT, this pamphlet shows the vital
interaction between the changing roles of school leaders and the
redesign of school systems. The pamphlet explores how some school
leaders are:
- Empowering teachers and students to redesign learning
- Redesigning schooling through a focus on personalising
learning
- Redesigning leadership by unleashing the leadership potential
of teachers and students and providing the support mechanisms and
opportunities to demonstrate whole school leadership
The pamphlet draws on case studies from many schools. While the
schools are at different points in their journey of system
redesign, in the case studies it is possible to see that these
heads have created a culture of personalisation through
co-construction, innovation and distributed leadership.
Leading system redesign – 3
The students
The aim of this pamphlet is to show how students are becoming
key partners in leading system redesign. It argues that the
potential power of generation Y to contribute to the redesigning of
education is yet to be fully realised. Written by Kai Vacher,
Operational Director: Regionalisation, its audience is educational
practitioners at all levels and students.
Leading system redesign – 4
Innovation networks in
action
This pamphlet demonstrates, with
examples from the SSAT’s D&R (development and research)
networks of schools, the principals of networking for innovation;
approaches to innovation and networking; effective creating,
management and transfer of knowledge; and the role of continuing
professional development.